To start with, we cannot truly move forward as a nation until we start putting politics where it belongs, asking critical questions that will take us out of the current woods we have found ourselves. Each time we allow politics to block our collective reasoning; it sets us backward as a people. Our bane in Nigeria is the version of [...]
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The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended the federal government for taking the step to suspend the national carrier project.On Wednesday, Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, announced that the federal government had decided to suspend the national carrier project indefinitely.In a statement on Thursday, Nogie Meggisson, chairman of AON, said the move was in response to the operators [...]
Nigeria Air was still-birthed because it was never meant to reach parturition in the first place. It was a grand scam. A cash-out for the boys; though I fell for it.When Hadi Siriki, minister of aviation, displayed a nondescript logo announcing that Nigeria Air would launch in December, I became seized by national fervour. In my rapture, I praised the [...]
On Wednesday, Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, announced that the federal government had directed indefinite suspension of Nigeria Air, the national carrier project.Sirika had unveiled the name and logo of the carrier at an airshow in London, in July.He had added that government was in talks with aircraft providers ahead of the take-off of the project.“We’ve been talking to [...]
The federal government has suspended the national carrier project indefinitely.Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, made this known on Wednesday."I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be honoured. We thank the public for the support as always," he wrote [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says the claim by Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines’ CEO, of being favourite to manage Nigeria Air is fake.He made this known through James Odaudu, the ministry's deputy director, media and public affairs, on Tuesday.The Ethiopian Airline boss had said his company is the frontrunner in the bids while addressing a press conference in [...]
Tewolde Gebremariam, the chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines, says his company is the frontrunner in the bidding process for the management of Nigeria Air.Speaking at a news conference in Addis Ababa on Friday, Gebremariam said the group of investors interested in establishing the national carrier is small."We are among a small group with an interest in establishing a national [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says Nigeria Airways died because of governance and finance issues.Speaking on Thursday at the 47th convocation of the Air Force Institute of Technology in Kaduna, Sirika said the case of the newly-unveiled Nigeria Air will be different."The ownership is different. It is different because it is private sector-driven," he said."Government will own a [...]
I write for a generation that never flew Nigeria Airways, Virgin Nigeria nor Air Nigeria -- and possibly will never fly Nigeria Air. A generation that has seen Nigeria let her down too many times, yet has done so much in keeping the country up. That generation, that has resolved and refused to pass a broken Nigeria to her own children. [...]
Omoyele Sowore, 2019 presidential aspirant, has criticised the new national carrier, describing it as a propaganda move by the All Progressives Congress (APC).According to Sowore, Nigeria Air which was launched in London only exists on Facebook.The Sahara Reporters publisher made the comments on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with members of the #TakeItBack Movement.He said: "Nigeria Air doesn't exist, [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, says the federal government is not paying $300 million for a five per cent stake in Nigeria Air.In responses to questions raised about the national carrier which was launched on Wednesday, July 18, Sirika said the government is providing startup capital for the airline."The government is not funding the entire project. It’s just [...]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari administration of attempting to use the newly unveiled airline to siphon billions from the nation's treasury.At the Farnborough International Airshow on Wednesday, Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, unveiled the logo and name of the new national carrier — Nigeria Air.He said the government will not own more [...]
Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, has unveiled the name and logo of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air.Speaking on Wednesday in London at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow, Sirika said the government will not own more than five per cent of the airline."This is an important day for Nigeria. The largest economy in Africa, largest population, GDP of [...]
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